East Coast Railway collects over Rs 1 crore in fine in between June 19 till October 20

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Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) has collected over Rs 1 crore, to be specific Rs 1,00,68,125, in fines from 19,388 individuals for various violations during a special enforcement drive under Jan Vishwas Act, 2026. The drive was conducted between June 19 and October 20, 2026.

The drive was conducted under the East Coast Railway enforcement framework (aligned with amendments under the Railways Act, 1989 and Jan Vishwas Act, 2026) to improve passenger safety, maintaining hygiene, and ensuring orderly use of railway premises.

According to ECoR, most of the fine was collected for trespassing and misuse of railway property. The railway officials stated that as many as 14,992 people were caught entering restricted passenger areas or misusing railway premises, or refusing to vacate them. This resulted in Rs 75.05 lakh in penalties.

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Meanwhile, another 4,117 vehicle drivers and conductors were penalized for disobeying lawful directions on railway property, collecting a fine of Rs 20.58 lakh. Another 169 unauthorized hawkers  and vendors were also fined a total of Rs 3.27 lakh in penalty.

Meanwhile, 28 cases of smoking in train compartments brought in Rs 54,500, while damaging or removing railway notices led to a Rs 2,000 in penalties.

Other offences included ticketless travel with fraudulent intent, unauthorized occupation of reserved accommodation, unlawful entry into women-reserved compartments, and traveling on tickets booked in another person’s name.

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